Easing of restrictions put in play by the government to curb the spread of corona virus will largely benefit football fanatics in the country. Arguably, football is one of the major sporting discipline that involved teamwork for success. Talented people who play football as professional career have made significant impact …
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New Voters’ Register: Don’t register your names – Nana B appeals to NDC
Nana Boakye, National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has appealed to members and supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) not to participate in the new voters’ register by Electoral Commission (EC). The registration exercise will begin in the last week of June 2020. The EC piloted …
Read More »Canoe fishermen petition President to save sector from the scourge of Saiko
The Ghana National Canoe Fishermen’s Council (GNCFC) and eight Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) working in the fisheries sector have called on the President to intervene to end the damaging illegal fishing practice known as ‘saiko’. ‘Saiko’ is a destructive form of illegal fishing where industrial trawlers target the staple catches of …
Read More »Ghana Armed Forces unveils new regiment
A new regiment known as 154 Armoured Regiment has been launched within the setup of the Ghana Armed Forces. The first commanding officer, Lt Col. Kofi Obiri Yeboah, will be based in Sunyani in the Bono region. The regiment was created out of the two Independent Reconnaissance Squadron which was …
Read More »Police Chief killed by coronavirus buried in Koforidua
The Senior Police Officer who died from Coronavirus in Koforidua in the Eastern Region has been buried. He was interned Saturday at the public Cemetery in Koforidua by Environmental Health personnel from the New Juaben South Municipal Assembly. The Environmental Health personnel wearing full Personnel Protective Equipment took the body from the …
Read More »Coronavirus Allegedly Killed Kojo Wiafe – Full Details
The unfortunate demise of Kwadwo Wiafe was confirmed by Akwesi Aboakye on Neat Fm’s morning show. Adekye Nsroma host Lawyer Tweneboah Koduah popularly known as T.k also confirmed the unfortunate demise on UTV. Kwadwo Wiafe until his death was a key member of the Despite Media Group and occasionally hosted …
Read More »Soldiers arrest Ernesto Yeboah at George Floyd protest march
Activist Ernesto Yeboah has been picked up by police and military officials at a protest march in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement at the Black Star Square in Accra. The demonstration which is being spearheaded by the Economic fighters league is part of the spontaneous global campaign to …
Read More »Police pick up 87 homeless Ghanaians in Dubai
Law enforcers in Dubai have picked up at least 87 homeless Ghanaians who have been putting up at a park due to the coronavirus pandemic. According to Dubai police, majority of them have been out of jobs since the COVID-19 outbreak in the country. Dailymailgh.com understands that the police are keeping the …
Read More »JHS students to spend only four hours in school daily – GES
Junior High School students will not spend more than four hours in school per day, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said. The comment comes after President Akufo-Addo announced the reopening of schools for final year students in the country. As part of measures to return lives to normalcy while …
Read More »Lord Kenya Goes To Okomfuor Kwadee’s Rescue – Sends Him To The Rehab Centre
Gleaned information from the close relatives of the old-hand Hiplife artiste born Jerry Anaaba but professionally known as Okomfuor Kwadee is currently in the rehab hitherto to the scribbling of this article On the authority of the aforementioned musician’s sister who spoke with Akwasi Aboagye on Peace Fm earlier today; …
Read More »Group Threatens To Petition Akufo-Addo To Sack EC Chair
Some aggrieved Ghanaians are seeking for information from the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, to determine whether or not to petition President, Nana Akufo-Addo, to remove her from office. In a statement, the lawyer for these persons, Chris A. Ackummey of BCMS Consulting, cited 11 reasons for …
Read More »Why fight over an interchange none of you paid for? – Franklin Cudjoe quizzes Akufo-Addo, Mahama
President of Policy think tank IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe has expressed surprise about a seeming ‘brawl’ between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) over ownership of the recently commissioned Tema Motorway Interchange project. Whilst the NDC maintains the project was kick-started by the NDC’s John Mahama …
Read More »Closed borders: KNUST working to bring back international science students for exams
The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) is working with the Government to allow entry for international students returning to the campus to complete their academic work for the Second Semester. They include those in the fifth and sixth years in the School of Medicine and Dentistry, School …
Read More »Zimbabwe police arrest opposition officials in dispute over party HQ
Zimbabwe’s police arrested five senior officials of the main opposition party on Friday after they attempted to enter the party’s Harare headquarters, which is being occupied by a rival faction. The Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) has been divided since Zimbabwe’s Supreme Court ruled on March 30 that Nelson Chamisa …
Read More »Militant attack kills more than two dozen in central Mali
Twenty-six people were killed in an attack on a village in central Mali, officials said Saturday, in the latest violence to hit the West African nation. Friday’s attack targeted a Fulani village named Binedama in the volatile Mopti region, said Aly Barry, an official from Tabital Pulaaku, a Fulani association …
Read More »South Sudan’s govt denies allowing Egypt to build a military base on its soil
South Sudan has rubbished reports that it has agreed to Egypt’s request to build a military base in Pagak, a town bordering Ethiopia. In a statement on Wednesday, South Sudan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs dismissed some media reports as “unfounded and baseless”. “There is nothing of that kind. No agreement …
Read More »Four killed in Mali prison riot
Four prisoners in Mali’s capital Bamako have died after a “mutiny” which saw inmates break out of their cells and attack prison guards. The violence occurred on Friday while anti-government protesters were demonstrating in Bamako, according to government spokesman Yaya Sangare. “A mutiny occurred at the Bamako Central Remand Prison,” …
Read More »AngloGold Ashanti constructs road at Obuasi to improve transport network
The AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine, is financing the construction and asphalting of a 1.3-kilometre road in the Obausi Municipality. The project estimated at GH¢5.7 million is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility initiative in the community. Mr Eric Asubonteng, the Managing Director of the Company, who made this known …
Read More »Madagascar Edu. Minister fired over plans to order $2m lollipop for schoolchildren
Madagascar’s education minister has been fired over plans to order more than $2m (£1.6m) worth of sweets for schoolchildren. Rijasoa Andriamanana said pupils would be given three lollipops each to mask the “bitter” aftertaste of an untested herbal remedy for coronavirus. The plan was called off after objections from Madagascar’s …
Read More »Pastor, 35, commits suicide over marital problems
The Founder of Jesus Healing Prayer Camp at Kasoa Ofaakor Atopi Hills, popularly known as Pastor Peter has committed suicide after his wife threatened to divorce him. The Pastor was found hanging in his room after one of his Church Members went to his house for fellowship. Neighbours of the …
Read More »Registration exercise: Nobody will die in Ghana – Charles Owusu rubbishes incendiary comments
‘Nobody will die in this country’, Charles Owusu rubbishes the seditious comments by PNC National Chairman Bernard Mornah and other politicians. The Head of the Monitoring Unit of the Forestry Commission, Charles Owusu, says neither the Electoral Commission’s registration exercise or general elections is a do or die affair for …
Read More »I am not an upcoming coach – Berekum Chelsea’s Asare Bediako
Berekum Chelsea head coach, Asare Bediako has described himself as a quite gaffer but not an upcoming coach. Coach Asare Bediako has made a huge statement in the 2019/20 Ghana Premier League season. Speaking to FOX FM, he said, “I am a hidden but not an upcoming coach,” he said. …
Read More »Covid-19: 41 Evacuated Ghanaians From USA Lands In Ghana
Some 41 Ghanaians who were in Washington DC, USA, have arrived in Ghana. Most of them were students who went on an exchange program sponsored by the State Department of the United States of America. They arrived aboard a South African Airways flight at 9.20 am today, Saturday, at the …
Read More »Is Asamoah Gyan Africa’s most overrated modern great?
As we enter June 2020, we’re approaching the 10-year anniversary of Ghana’s run to the quarter-final at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. This also means that we’re 10 years removed from Asamoah Gyan’s finest hour, as the Black Stars frontman netted late winners against Serbia and the United …
Read More »Coronavirus: 294 new infections confirmed in less than 24 hours, case count now 9,462
Ghana has recorded 294 new cases of Coronavirus barely less than 24 hours after 283 new infections were announced. The case count, as communicated via the Ghana Health Service website is now 9,462. The number of recoveries has climbed to 3,547 as 90 persons have recovered. The death toll now stands at …
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